The battle was the first to start on land, and the artillery array composed of more than 100 cannons and howitzers poured bursts of bullets into the position of the pole army, and we saw the flames and black smoke rising one by one, and the fortifications were destroyed under the fierce artillery fire, and countless stumps and broken arms were blown out.

In addition, there are more than a dozen 152 cannons that did not participate, these big guys have a large caliber and a long range, and they are specially designed to suppress the firetop fire.

The Shizhong Mountain on the land side is not as steep as the river side, and the cannonballs can hit the position along the slope angle, while there are only two Western cannons facing the Gan Army, and occasionally cannonballs are fired from the top of the mountain.

Today, the artillery of the Democratic Alliance Army has been equipped with steel baffles, which are disassembled, and after being installed, as long as the shell does not hit the artillery or falls overhead, it can block most of the damage.

Both the Hunan army and the Taiping army knew that this was revenge for Tian Xingshu's intention to assassinate Wang Feng, although the assassination ended in failure, but Wang Feng, as the supreme leader of the Democratic Alliance, could not challenge his authority, and the pole army must be annihilated!

They are also secretly horrified in their hearts, the Democratic Alliance Army specializes in fighting the pole army, in fact, there is a warning meaning, after breaking through the pole army's position, if they do not surrender, then the next one will be themselves.

It's just that both Lai Hanying and the Hunan army under the mountain have a trace of illusion, what if the artillery on the top of the mountain destroys the fleet of the Democratic Alliance?

"Bang Bang~~" The sound of artillery finally came from the river, which was almost dense on land, three frigates, three cannons in each and three howitzers on the side of the river fired at the same time, this is eighteen, and ten gunboats. The gunboat's stern gun did not rotate at an angle sufficient to be used. Only three guns could be used, for a total of thirty. Forty-eight guns fired at once, and the grenades in them were enough to hit the hilltop position!

"Shoot back, shoot back!" Hu Linyi hid behind a boulder and shouted!

On the top of the mountain, the smoke of gunpowder was filled, the flames were rolling, the ancient trees were broken, the pavilions and pavilions were destroyed, and the artillery pieces were lifted away. Pieces of corpses were blown away.

The Hunan army has more than a dozen Western cannons that can hit the warships of the Chinese Democratic Alliance, but the warships with a displacement of more than 2,000 tons can not be sunk with a few guns.

Shells that hit the side of the side exploded on the surface of the armor, and most of them could make a pit. However, it could not damage the hull structure, and the shells that occasionally hit the surface of the ship were defended by iron plates in front of the artillery, as the non-combatants had withdrawn into the cabin first. Although at a glance, the smoke of the hit warship was billowing from it, but in fact the casualties were extremely limited.

What's more. Both in terms of the density of fire, and in terms of the rate of fire. The Hunan army is more than one step behind the Democratic Alliance army, and often the Hunan army shoots a shot. Four or five shells had already flown up below.

Although the Hunan army could see the warships in the river and the Democratic Alliance army could not see the guns on the mountain, they could deduce the approximate location of the artillery from the flight trajectory of the shells.

Looking at the corpses scattered all over the top of the mountain, nearly half of the twenty Western cannons were destroyed, and the other hundred or so Hongyi cannons that were named as various generals did not even have a chance to fire, Hu Linyi's heart was full of bitterness, and there was an indescribable fear.

"Lord Hu, Lord Hu, let's go, the mountain can't be guarded!" One of the attendants shouted anxiously.

"This official, this official" In fact, Hu Linyi wanted to swear to live and die with the position, but he couldn't say this, and when he was still hesitating, a sudden whistling came from the top of his head.

"My lord, hide!" The entourage pulled Hu Linyi and was about to run out, but it was too late, there was a loud bang, the cannonball exploded two meters behind him, and the strong shock wave swept out all the dozen or so people nearby, including Hu Linyi, who were still in mid-air, and had been broken into a sieve by the fragments of the cannonball.

"Plop!" Hu Linyi was covered in blood, his face was blurred, and he fell heavily to the ground.

The only thing that can prove his identity is the head of the head that fell not far away and the second grade brocade chicken that he was wearing.

After the surrender of the Taiping Army in Wuchang, Hu Linyi was stationed in Wuchang as soon as possible, and was awarded the governor of Hubei by Xianfengshi, and he was rewarded with a top prize!

"Lord Hu is loyal to the emperor, Lord Hu is loyal to the emperor!" I don't know who it is, he suddenly shouted, and the surviving soldiers around him saw that it was indeed Hu Linyi!

The artillery fire of the Democratic Alliance Army was so fierce that even the commander was killed, and in an instant, the artillery on the mountain scattered in a hurry and rushed down the mountain.

"Huh? Why did the cannon on the hill stop? Although the cannonballs landed and fired loud noises, there was still a big difference, and Lai Hanying, who had been in battle for a long time, heard it as soon as he heard it, and looked at the mountain in disbelief at the moment.

On the position of the original Taiping Army, everyone shrank behind the bunker, there was no way, they were closest to the river, and they could see it most clearly, rows of light points soared towards Shi Zhongshan Mountain, as long as the commander's mind turned slightly, the shells would come mercilessly.

According to the information obtained, the position of the pole army across the Hunan army was about to collapse, and some people had already begun to escape.

With the dumb fire of the hilltop battery, the warships on the river stopped firing one after another, and the various types of artillery that bombarded the position of the pole army also stopped.

After a full five minutes, Shi Dakai shouted: "The Shizhongshan battery has been broken, the defeat of the Xiang army has been decided, for the sake of the same Chinese, you are limited to surrender within five minutes, otherwise our army will strike mercilessly, and those who can capture Zeng Guofan and Hu Linyi will be rewarded!" ”

There was a whisper of discussion immediately from the three positions, among which the pole army on the left and right sides and the position of the former Taiping army were the loudest.

The Gan Army was the key target of the Democratic Alliance Army, with many casualties, Tian Xingshu was killed on the spot before, and he had long lost his fighting spirit, and the Taiping Army had not been in the Hunan Army for a long time, and did not have much sense of identity with the Hunan Army.

Shi Dakai called in the direction of the Taiping Army again: "I am Shi Dakai, Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang, Su Sanniang and many other Taiping soldiers have joined the Democratic Alliance, what are you hesitating about?" Now, on behalf of Commander-in-Chief Wang, I order the subordinates of the former West Hall to immediately go out and accept the incorporation! ”

Shi Dakai is known for his fairness and righteousness in the Taiping Army, both in the East and West Palaces, he is quite prestigious, this is famous, Lin Qilin, who was unwilling to fight to the death, hurriedly said: "Lai Shuai, let's surrender, there is not much difference between following Zeng Shuai and following Commander-in-Chief Wang, fighting to the death can only be the annihilation of the whole army, I Lin Qirong is not afraid of death, I believe that most of the brothers will not be afraid of death, but it is not worth dying!" ”

The Taiping army fought against the Qing army, at least against the Qing Dynasty, but what was the purpose of fighting to the death with the Democratic Alliance army?

At the very least, the Democratic Alliance Army does not oppress the people, treats every soldier well, never arrears of salary, and helps Zhang Luo Poniang without a mother-in-law, which basically solves the worries of the soldiers, what is it to die in the hands of such an army? (To be continued......)

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